Tag Archives: sports

It’s coming: summer time in Florida and the temperature is already hot. The big theme parks are crowded with huge lines awaiting a short flight to Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom or a quick train ride from Hogsmeade at Universal … Continue reading →

My neighbors are planning retirement and going to move from urban Tampa to a more rural county. This, however, does not mean a total downsize of their activities for they recently purchased an RV and discovered they could less expensively … Continue reading →

Most of Florida is in a drought and the temperature is flying over ninety degrees almost everyday. And it’s only May. While light coastal winds are making temperatures a little lower of Florida beaches, it is still hot. Last weekend … Continue reading →

Spring training is just around the bend in Florida and I’m teaching a class as an adjunct in the building almost next door to the largest spring training stadium in the Florida Grapefruit League, George Steinbrenner Park, spring home of … Continue reading →

In Florida – the land of college and professional football – it might be difficult for state sports fans to discover that the new Orlando City Soccer Team of the MLS is playing in the Florida Citrus Bowl (70,000), giving … Continue reading →

Florida is not only a state where 95 million vacationers visit to get some sunshine on the beaches, play some golf or tennis, or even go fishing; Florida is a state that hosts a number of great sports Hall of … Continue reading →

Fishing is one of Florida’s top recreational industries and in Dania Beach there is a museum where there are more fish stories than anywhere else in the world. The Fishing Hall of Fame of the International Game Fish Association is … Continue reading →